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HOWZIT BRU: Man maintains thick South African accent, despite coming to Australia as a baby, in 1978
JUST NOW: A 46 year old Sydney man has miraculously maintained his South African accent, despite only living overseas briefly as a baby. Gavin Michaels came to Australia from Cape Town when he was only one year old, and he's...
Local woman wears Qantas pyjama top to Coles, to show off about flying business class
NOBODY'S BUSINESS: It's a popular sleepwear item for wealthy people; the pyjama tops Qantas hands out to its business class passengers. However Sydney's Megan Mercer has taken the drastic step of wearing her Qantas pyjama top while grocery shopping at...
‘Working on a new project, but can’t say much yet!’ says woman who paid for a photo shoot
SOFT LAUNCH: A local woman has taken the first brave step in her career as an entrepreneur. Nikki Brenner hired a professional photographer to get a range of headshots of herself. “I can’t believe this is actually all happening now,”...
Seven Network announce Ben Roberts-Smith as a contestant on the next season of SAS Australia
BACK ON THE FRONT LINE: The Seven Network continues to stand by its controversial Queensland managing director Ben Roberts-Smith. The decorated war criminal has this evening been announced as a contestant on season two of Seven's reality TV show SAS...
Nation’s boomers in disarray, as Kochie’s retirement means they won’t know what to think anymore
AT A LOSS: It's the news many Australians were simply not prepared for. Today veteran Channel 7 host David Koch announced that he is quitting Sunrise, and it's triggered mass confusion and hysteria among the nation's boomers. “It’s very unsettling...
Alfie Langer still wondering how he made selection for this 1991 ad with Tina Turner
PIN UP BOY: The passing of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Tina Turner has raised some unanswered questions for one former footballer. Back in the early 1990's, pre-eminent halfback Alfie Langer was featured in an NRL ad alongside Tina...
“Never give strangers your phone number,” says mum who shares home address on FB marketplace
SECURITY FLAW: A Sydney mum is dishing out some contradictory security advice to her teenage daughters. "Never give strangers your phone number," says mother Heather Stanley. "And always make your instagram account private." "If you don't, creepy men might follow...
Man who found out painting costs $155k, briefly acting like he can still afford it
HIGH ROLLER: A Sydney man visiting an upmarket art gallery today tried to pretend a painting worth $155,000 is not out of his reach. Lyle Stubbs was looking at the abstract red painting when he called over a gallery assistant...
Bondi woman still basing her entire personality on going to Coachella six years ago
FORMER GLORY: While Jasmine Turner couldn't get to Coachella this year, she's been posting a steady stream of throwback photos from her time there six years ago. "It was such a life changing experience for me," the PR account executive...
“I’m on a seven figure salary,” says man who includes figures after decimal point
CREATIVE COUNTING: A local man has been discredited after intentionally inflating his salary. Friends and colleagues of Adrian Marks say the entry level sales associate had become well known for regularly telling people that he's 'on seven figures.' "He often...
